Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-30
THE KENTUCKY OUTLAWS.
Craig Toliiver Killed and his hand
nroken Up.

MOUNT STERLING. KY. June 23.-A
desperate fight is now going on between
factions at Morehead Craig Tolliver
and two other Tolliyers are dead. Great
excitement prevails One telegraph oper-
ator has been ordered of duty, and
another Is only allowed I, attend TO rail.
road business, The opinion here is that
the entire faction will DO extcrminated.
The fighting is all over at present
Craig Tolliyer, Jay Tolliver, Bud Tolliver
and Harvey Cooper were killed. They
were all members of the Tolliver faction.
About half past eight o'clock this NOR
ming, determined men to the number OF
$50, all armed with Winchester repeating
rifles came into Moorehead under charge
Of Sheriff Hogge TO serve warrant on
Craig Tolliver. charging him with false
swearing in issuing warrants for the ar.
rest of the Logan boys, killed several
weeks ago. As one OF the sheriir's posse
was crossing the railroad near the water
tank, about tifty yards east of the Raines
Cottage hotel and before any attempt
had been made 10 serve the warrant
Craig Tollivcr, who was near tho hotel,
saw him and fired at him. The man
lodged behind pile Of lumber, and Tol.
yer, and Hiram Cooper went into the no.
tel and baTicaded the doors and windows
Then the posse come up under cover OF
the brush behind the hotel, and immcdi-
ately opened fire upon the house. The
house was soon surrounded. but at some.
thing of distance, as none Of the shcr-
itIs men cared to get within range Of the
deadly guns tho Tolliyers knew so we'll
hnx ~ ha lpin hnl
up for probably nearly three quarters OF
an hour. The Tollivor men attempted to
leave tho hotel and cross the railroad to
ing the foolhardy attempt the notorious
leader Of the gang, which has been such
a terror to Rowan county, fell to the
ground pierced by four balls from the
deadly Winchcsters OF the ambushed
posse, two of the bullets going through
his head aud two through his breast. The
others got TO tho other side and fought
the posse for some time, but finding the
place less secure than they had expected.
they made an attempt to rcCross to their
old position, In this they were unsuc.
ceSsful. for all three of them fell riddcd
with bullets.
After ascertaining that no more resist.
up the dead men and placed them on tho
floor of the porch of the Cottage hotel.
Investigation showed that only one of tho
sheriff. posse was wounded, and that
was DR.. Brown, who received an ugly
flesh wound In the thigh.
The firing was kept up for two hours
During this time the utmost consterna-
ton prevailed among the women and
oh hat a "A
rushed TO the depot, hoping thereby to
escape the bullets. The passenger train
which Is due here at O. clock was delay
ed for two and half hours on account
of the shooting, as the fight begun Just
as the engineer whistled for Moorehead
The sheriff sent detail of men to stop
the train, but the engineer hearing the
rapid firing, brought the train to u stand.
still before reaching the outskirts OF tho
town. After the fight was over the engi.
ncer was permitted to run into the depot.
when II was Immediately boarded by u
number Of the sheriff's men armed with
their WenChesters. Ladies screamed and
few tainted. while many Of the men
had business outside. The posse, how
ever, carefully searched the train for one
of the Tolliver gang they thought had
escaped.
Catesby Tolivcr. a boy and brother to
Craig, had hole shot through the leg Of
his pants The posse was composed OF
the best men Of Rowan county. They
appeared to be hard working farmers and
were oil sober, earnest looking men.
Everybody in Moorehead seems glad the
Tolivers are cxterminated. and the peo-
pie will now breathe easier.
Catesby Tolliver was captured just as
he had wounded Bud Martin. one Of the
posse In the leg with n pistol he was
shooting. He had also been wounded
slightly in the side. kilograms were
sent to Lexington tonight for four cof-
fins and four suits of clothes in which to
bury the dead men. During the Tolliver
Martin feud, which extended over pc
Rod Of three years, the following men
have been killed: Solomon Bradley,
John Martin. Whit Pettroy, b. Candell,
Sheriff Baumgarten, Marion Keaton.
John Davis. Wiley Tolivar. John B.
Logan, w. II. Logan and others, besides
the four men killed to-day.